Mike Rockburne
City of Ottawa/Firefighter
2025 Salary
$155,193Total compensation $155,878, including $685 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#575City of Ottawa
Years on List
102015–2025
Peak Salary
$158,6432020
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2015–2025
$102,754 in 2015 is worth about $133,272 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $155,193 |
| 2024 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $129,999 |
| 2023 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $136,566 |
| 2022 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $151,110 |
| 2021 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $142,116 |
| 2020 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $158,643 |
| 2019 | FirefighterCity Of Ottawa | $142,269 |
| 2018 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $117,158 |
| 2017 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $100,969 |
| 2015 | FirefighterCity of Ottawa | $102,754 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
In 2025, Mike Rockburne's $155,193 salary works out to roughly $106,744 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 31.2%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $129,999, that is a rise of about 19%. For comparison, the median Firefighter on the 2025 list was paid $131,656; this salary is about 18% more. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$106,744
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.2%
- vs. 2025 Firefighter median
- +18%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.